Skirt-placket fastener.



J. E. FITZGERALD.

SKIRT PLAGKET PASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED 00w. 22, 1910.

Patented Aug. 19, 1913.

ATTORNEYS COLUMBIA PLMGGRAPH cm. WASHINGTON. D. c.

UNITED STATES rArENr orrioa JOHN 'E. FITZGERALD, OF BOSTON,MASSACHUSETTS.

anlrtress. 1

Too whom, 2'25 may concern:

Be it known that I, Jon-N FITZGERALD, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Boston, in'the county'o-f Suifolkand State ofMassachusetts, have invented a new and Improved Skirt-Placket Fastener,of which the following is .a full, clear, and exact description.

Among :the principal objects which the present invention has in vieware: to provide a simple and efficient means for securing the edges ofthe placket of a womans skirt, the operation of which is rapid'and thesecurement of which is certain; to prof vide a construction fora-fastener of the? character set forth which, when secured in: posit-ionin the skirt causes the edges of the placket opening to close upon eachother as well as to avoid the gap; and to provide a device of thecharacter mentioned which is economical in construction and efficient inoperation.

One embodiment of the present invention is disclosed in the structureillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which like characters ofreference denote corresponding parts in all the views, and in whichFigure 1 is a view of a fastener constructed and arranged in accordancewith the present invention, showing its application to a skirt theplacket whereof is spread; Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the placketclosed, the fastener being shown in dotted lines; Fig. 3 is a side viewof the fastener shown in spread position and separated from the skirt;and Fig. 1 is a horizontal section taken on the line 14: in Fig. 2.

The material from which the fastener is constructed is preferably verythin spring brass. Other materials may be substituted if it is founddesirable.

The fastener consists of two members pivotally connected by means of apivot 9. The pivot 9 is headed to draw the pivoted members as close asis found practicable while recognizing the needs to which it is put. Ofthe two members mentioned the flat member 10 is provided with a seriesof edge formed perforations 11, 11. The perforations 11, 11 are intendedto receive the threads of suitable stitching or sewing whereby the flatmember 10 is securely fastened to the under edge of the placket whenoverlaid thereon. Intermediate the sewed sections are formed plainsections or intervals 12, 12. Between the metal of the sections 12, 12and the fab- Spec'ificat-ion-of Iretters'iatent.

Application filed October 22,

Patented Aug. 19,1913. 1910. Serial No. 588,423.

ric ofithe skirt are formed pockets or receptacles which I term eyeletsor eyelet holes for a short hook 13 and a longer hook 14, said hooksentering into binding engagement with said eyelets. The hooks 13 and 14are formed of different lengths, as shown best in Fig. 3 -of thedrawings, to accommodate the divergence-of the flat member 10 and thehook carrying member 15. IVhen the flat member 10 is rotated'on thepivot 9 to pass into position to :pass under the hooks 13 and 14 itwillibe found that :the variation in lengths of the said hooks is suchas to permit'the member 10 to enter under both hooks at the same moment.Intermediate the hooks 13 and 14: the member 15 is provided with edgepierced perforations 16, 16, which, like the perforations 11, 11 areprovided to receive the stitches for securing the member 15 to the underside of the outer fold of the placket.

As shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, the members 10 and 15 are elongatedso as to extend from the lower end of the placket to the top of the beltof the skirt, and the member 15 is provided with another hook 17 whichextends under the section 18 disposed between the upper of the sectionspierced with the perforations 11, and the perforations 19, 19 providedat and across the extreme end of the member 10. Similar perforations 20,20 are provided for securing to the belt in its proper position themember 15. The member 15 is provided at the lower end and below theopening of the placket with perforations 21, 21 whereby the said member15 is secured to the skirt construction at the lower end. It ispreferred not to secure the member 10 to the skirt structure at thispoint.

Intermediate the hooks 13 and 14, and intermediate the lower end of themember 15 and the hook 13, and extended above the hook 14, are slightlydepressed edge extensions 22, 22. The extensions 22, 22 are providedwith stitching perforations 16, 16 whereby the member is secured to theskirt structure.

In applying the placket fastener to skirts the members are sewed in themanner described, and as shown in the accompanying drawings, to theskirt structure, when it will be found that the pivot 9, while formingthe hinge upon which the members swing, also draws the same together tomake the two sections of the placket hug each other. The

downturned or inturned extensions 22, 22 have a further effect in thatthey upset the body portion of the member 15 to form an impression inthe skirt in simulation of an overlaid seam, thereby operating toproduce the necessary concealment of the hooks and the otherappurtenances of the fastener.

The method of securing the placket when provided with members 10 and 15constructed and arranged as described and as shown in the accompanyingdrawings, is obvious.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is A skirt placket fastener comprising a flatresilient eyelet band having a perforated edge for sewing to a skirt,the line of perforations being interrupted at intervals to forminsertion spaces or eyelet holes for securing hooks; an elongatedresilient hook band also perforated for sewing to a skirt,

said hook band being provided with a plurality of flat hook-likeprojections, said projections being gradually increased in length beyondthe edge of the hook band from the 25 plvotal connection of said hookhand with said eyelet band, in order that they may pass under the eyeletband simultaneously, said hook band being further provided with inturnededge sections adapted to protrudethe skirt fabric in simulation of anoverlaid seam to conceal the placket hooks and other appurtenances ofthe fastener; and means for pivotally connecting the said eyelet andhook bands at the lower ends thereof.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

JOHN E. FITZGERALD.

Vitnesses GEORGE R. FARNUM, Tnorms DREW.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0.

